Category: <span>Recipes</span>

Grilled Zucchini

I decided to grill some zucchini to go with our steak the other night. The recipe isn’t very technical – it’s really just to taste, and makes a great, simple side dish. Ingredients Zucchini (I made three of them) Olive oil Italian seasoning (any will do – I used Penzey’s …

Mandel Brot

Mandel brot (bread) is basically Jewish biscotti. In fact, when Starbucks started selling their packaged biscotti, I said, “Huh? What? That’s mandel bread!” My grandmother (on my dad’s side) made amazing mandel bread, so I recently asked my aunt to dig up the recipe for me. I decided to try …

Lasagna (Lasagne?) Redux

This recipe is a combination of the one I found in the Fanny Farmer cookbook I got as a gift when I moved into my first apartment, the directions on the box of lasagna, and my own additions. Namely, cutting out a TON of added salt, the use of turkey …

Peach Salsa Dip

I forget where this recipe originally came from, but I’m sure it got to me by way of my mom. I made this as an appetizer for today’s football game. This recipe originally called for 1 ½ jars of Trader Joe’s Peach Mango Salsa, but they’ve stopped carrying it. Mrs. …